Holly M. Barker
Delineation and analysis of a specific problem or related problems in sociocultural anthropology.
Anth 369, Linguistic Ethnography: The Discourse of Climate Change (5 credits). Language is a social practice. Through our social and linguistic relationships, we construct and negotiate meaning. Our class will focus on discourse, or the social context in which language is used. Through a series of class projects, the course will apply theories of discourse analysis to examine how a variety of social actors talk about climate change (governments/politicians, media, corporations, non-government organizations).
Student learning goals
Understand how a variety of social actors construct messages about climate change.
Apply the theories and methods of discourse analysis to media, text, and speech.
General method of instruction
Workshop format. Group discussion.
Class assignments and grading